What Will the Mobile Stroke Unit of the Future Look Like, and Will EEG Have a Role?

Nerses Sanossian, Ezekiel Fink

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Abstract

There have been major advances in prehospital evaluation and care of stroke patients in the past 2 decades. Because about half of patients experiencing stroke arrive to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance, emergency medical service providers are in a unique position to positively affect stroke outcomes. One development of great interest is the implementation of mobile stroke units (MSUs), large ambulances outfitted with mobile CT scanners, point-of-care laboratories, and access to clinical stroke expertise (either in-person or remotely). 1.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1085-1086
Number of pages2
JournalNeurology
Volume101
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 12 2023

Keywords

  • Humans
  • Stroke/diagnostic imaging
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Electroencephalography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology

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